Overview
- The Devils, who announced Monday, reassigned forward Lenni Hameenaho to Utica and placed Brian Halonen on NHL waivers.
- The team said it intends to loan Halonen to Utica if he clears on Tuesday, and a claim by another NHL club would leave him ineligible for postseason games.
- Utica has three regular-season games left and trails Rochester by six points for the last playoff spot.
- Hameenaho, 21, has nine goals and 22 points in 34 AHL games this season and recorded two goals and eight points in 33 NHL games with limited ice time.
- Halonen has 19 goals and 32 points in 48 AHL games this season and is in the final year of a two-year deal with a $775,000 NHL cap hit and a $275,000 AHL salary.